Brake beam safety iron



Sept. 27, 1932. F. 1220 BRAKE BEAM SAFETY IRON Filed Sept. s, 1950 :5Sheets-Sheet 1 a: aw

WITNESS/ a I ATTORNEY Sept. 27, 1932. FJIZZO I 1,879,277

BRAKE BEAM SAFETY IRON Filed Sept. 5. 1950 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 27,1932. F. IZZO I BRAKE BEAM SAFETY IRON 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Sept. 5,1930 fla 72/5 1220 ATTORNEY gaaefww Patented Sept. 27, 1932 UNITED-STATES.

PATENr FFrc -Q FRANK rzzo, ornun'rme roiw, 'wEs'r VIRGINIA,

. BRAKE BEAM SAFETY morr Application filed September 5, 1930. SeriaI No.479,956.

a This invention relates to supporting means for the safety beams forthe brake beams of railway cars, the general object of the inventionbeing to provide means for firmly supporting the safety beams from thespring 1 5 In describing the invention in detail, referencewill be hadto the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which Figure 1is-an end view, partly in section,

of a truck frame, showing the invention in use. a Figure 2 is a top planview of the spring v plankand the beams and their supporting 2 means. v

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 2. i f

Figure 4 is a section on line 44 of Figure 3. i Y

Figure 5 is a view looking toward the inner face of one of thesupporting brackets.

Figure 6 is aperspective view ofoneof the brackets. V

Figure 7is a view similar to Figure-1, but showing a modification. i

' Figure 8 is a top plan view of that form of the invention showninFigure 7. H Figure 9 is a section'on line 99 of Fig- 54 ure 8.

, -Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 9, but showing anothermodification. Figure 11 is a top plan view of one of the brackets shownin Figure 10. V

V Figure 12 is a view showing aslighfly dif ,In these ferent form of theinvention from that shown in Figures 10 and 11. a i I Figure 13 is aview similar to Figure 1, but showing anothermodification: 1 a tFigure14 is a top plan view of that form of the invention shown inFigure.13. t

LFigure 15 is a section on line 15-15 of Figure'li. t 1 .Figure 16 is asection on line 16-16 of Figure 15.

drawings, the letter A indicates the brake beams and the letter B theshoes, and the spring plankis shown at C, saidplankbeing composed of twoangleirons 1- connected together attheir ends by cross pieces12.. i i YI The safety bars for the brake beams are shown at D and are also ofangle shape in cross section. These bars D are supported from the springplank by the brackets 3,. a. pair of brackets supporting each bar. Eachbracket is formed with a hook shaped upper end 4 which hooks over thevertical flange of the spring plank and is riveted thereto, as

shown at 5. The bracket depends below the plank. andis formed with an,enlargement 6 on its outer face which has its outer face curvingdownwardly to a rounded point-7 at the bottom of the bracket. 'Avertical slot 8v is formed in the enlargement and the bracket and theupper face of the enlargement is recessed, as at'9, this recess merginginto the slot 10 in that part of the bracket immediate- ;ly' above the.enlargement. Thus an angleshaped opening. is formed in the bracketthrough which the safety bar D passes.

- A holell passes transversely through the enlargement and intersectsthe slot8, one end of. thehole being enlarged, asishown at 12.

Ath'eaded' pin- 13 is adapted to be inserted in said hole with its headin the enlargement 12, said pin also passing through'a hole in thesafety bar Dto hold the bariagainst longitudinal movement. A cotter pin14 is passed 7 through a hole inithe projecting end of the pin and acotter pin 15 is passed through a small hole'in the bracket whichintersects the enlargement 12 of the hole 11 and acts to hold the headof the pin in the enlargement. Thus even if the pin 14 should becomedetached from the pin, the cotter pin 15 would I still hold the pin 13in position.

Thus it will be seen that each safety beam D is supported by a pair ofbrackets from the spring plank, it simply being necessary to pass thebar through the openings in the brackets and then insert the pins .13 inthe holes 11, after which the cotter. pins 14 and 15 are inserted tohold the pins 13 in place. Thus the safety bars can be easily andquickly put in place or removed and "they are firmly held in place sothat there is no danger of them falling from place or being loosened byvibrations. r .1 3

Figures 7, 8 and 9 show the invention used with a spring plank 0 formedof a single piece of material, withitsside edges curved upwardly, asshown. In this case, but two brackets are used, each bracket 16 being ofinverted-shape with its limbs depending from the plank and said limbsare formed with the enlargements, as'above described. The ends of thebight portion of the bracket are bent upwardly to receive the bent-upedges of the spring plank and bolts 17 pass through said bight portionand the plank with their heads I lowermost and resting on the safetybeam sothat if the nuts should'become detached, the bolts would remainin'place as they are prevented from dropping out of their holes by thesafety beam. In other respects, this form of the invention is the sameas that before described. 7 r V i In themodification shown inFigures 10and 11, a pair of brackets 18 isused to support each safety bar from aone-piece spring plank and as shown in these figures, each bracket hasits top part 19 extending horizontally and formed with a pair ofoutwardly extendingears 20, through the perforations ofwhich the rivets21 pass, which fasten the brackets-to the plank. The horizontallyextending parts 19 engage the bottom face of the plank, as shown. Thesafety bar passes between the lower heads of the rivets of each bracketso that the rivets will not interfere with the placing of the bar in theopenings in the brackets.

In the modification shown in Figure 12, the bracket 18" has itshorizontal part riveted to the top face'of the spring plank instead ofthe bottom thereof, as in Figures 10 and 11. The horizontal part 'isalso curved upwardly at its point of junctionwith the main partof thebracket to receive the bent-up. edge of the spring plank. V I g pFigures 13, 1 1, 15 and 16'show the invention i'nuse on a truck,-wherethe spring plank is located above the brake beams and the shown in thesefigures, each bracket 22 has a hook-shaped part 23 ending in a verticalflange 24:, the hook-shaped part receiving the horizontal portion of theangle iron of the plank and the flange abutting the vertical flangethereof; This flange is riveted to the vertical flange, as shown at 25,and a horizontal flange 26 is formed on an intermediate part of thebracket and is reinforced by the webs 27. A bolt 28 passes through thehook-shaped part 23 and the horizontal-flange of an angle iron of theplank and through the flange 26, with its head resting on the safety barwhich passes through an opening formed in the before describedenlargement at' the lower end of the bracket. -Thus in this form of theinvention, the safety bars are supported a distance from the springplanksothat they are properly positioned under the brake beams.

As will be seen, in all'the forms of the invention, the brackets areformed with the enlargements having the openings therein through whichthe safety bars pass and'the pins and cotter pins for holding the safetybars in position. s

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages'and'novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction andin the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

7 What I claim is 1. A bracket for supporting a safety bar from a springplank, comprising means at the upper-end of the'bracket for attachingthe same to the spring plank, an enlargement at the lowerend of thebracket having an opening'passing therethrough through which the safetybar is adapted'to pass, said enlargement having a transverse openingintersecting theflrst mentioned opening and having an enlargement at oneend thereof, a headed pin passing through the transverse opening withits head located in the enlargement, a pin passing through theprojecting end of the first-mentioned pin and a pin passing through theenlargement of the bracket and through the enlargement of the transversehole for holding the head of the first mentioned pin in place.

- 2. In combination with a safety bar and spring plank of a railroadvehicle, brackets for supporting the safety bar from the plank, eachbracket having a hook-shaped upper end fitting over a part of the plankand an enlargement on the outer face of its lower end, said enlargementhaving an opening therein to receive the safety bar, pins passingthrough the enlargements and the bar for holding the bar in place andbolts passing through the hook-shaped portions of. the

plank inclu de'szthe two side angle irons. As brackets and throughportions of the spring plank and having their heads resting upon thesafety bar.

3. In combination with a safety bar and spring plank of a railroadvehicle, brackets for supporting the safety bar from the plank, eachbracket having a hook-shaped upper end fitting over a part of the plankand an enlargement on the outer face of its lower end, said enlargementhaving an opening therein to receive the safety bar, pins passingthrough the enlargements and the bar for holding the bar in place, boltspassing through the hook-shaped portions of the brackets and throughportions of the spring plank and having their heads resting upon thesafety bar and a flange on each bracket through which the bolt passes,said flange being arranged slightly above the bar to form a space forreceiving the head of the bolt.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

FRANK IZZO.

